25 Apr 2025
Spotlight on… capital at risk up 30% YoY in Asia Pacific
Both capital-at-risk and principal-protected structures record higher sales.
17 Apr 2025
Thailand: UOB debuts structured dispersion fund
The third largest bank in Singapore has launched a structured fund in Thailand using dispersion warrants on 10 US stocks issued by Société Générale.
16 Apr 2025
Korea’s Kiwoom Securities waives domestic stock transaction fees
Kiwoom Securities apologised for the 'transaction delay incident' on 8 April and decided not to charge domestic stock transaction fees for five trading days following a processing delay incident with client orders.
15 Apr 2025
Hong Kong Market Review, March 2025: listed products up, Nvidia dominates ELI issuance
Xiaomi-linked derivative warrants gained visibility, while the Hang Seng Index remained the most-traded asset.
14 Apr 2025
Philippine regulator greenlights structured products for insurers
Structured notes, structured deposits, ETFs and mutual funds are among the investments products covered by the new rules.
09 Apr 2025
South Korea Market Review, March 2025: ELS sales recover
Sales of capital-at-risk ELS rose 50% YoY in March, yet analysts warn more sales could shift to principal-protected structures as the tightened regulatory distribution rules introduced recently start to bite.
08 Apr 2025
Market tumble triggers historically high knockout for HK CBBCs
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index tanks to the worst single-day loss since 1997 on Monday before Tuesday’s rebound.
03 Apr 2025
Korean securities houses deliver robust performance, ELS sales unscathed
Mirae Asset Securities, Samsung, Korea Investment and Securities, KB and Shinhan’s profit have remained strong in 2024.
27 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Singapore’s DBS capital markets products head exits
The structured products veteran has returned to India to run a university endowment fund after over 10 years at the largest Singaporean bank.
24 Mar 2025
DLC debut nears, HKEX talks with regulator continue
Discussions on the launch of DLCs have restarted in Hong Kong SAR as the first single stock leveraged and inverse ETFs went listed on the exchange today.
20 Mar 2025
Hong Kong Market Review, February 2025: listed structured products rebound, Nvidia ELIs dominate
Chinese household stocks remain popular underliers for listed structured products in the city-state, with Nvidia leading ELI issuances.
18 Mar 2025
Taiwan’s Shin Kong Life to debut BNPP social bond play via annuity wrapper
The new offering follows the launch of a distribution collaboration on a green bond-linked structured product in 2024.